State of Progress
Pragmatic articles on software development and management
Welcoming ≠ Accepting
Yesterday I witnessed impolite behavior by an contributor. The issue started when they voluntarily opened up a Pull Request that we were skeptical about accepting.
Hype is ruining software
Every so often, I see developers getting excited about something new that just came up. This can be anything from a new machine learning tool to a front-end framework, containers, lambdas etc.
Polish it
It’s been lots of years since I found any new app and enjoyed using it.
The Modest User Interface Manifesto
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about how things can go wrong when creating a user interface.
Case study: Inconsiderate user interface inflicts financial losses
In May 2017 I bought a couple of tickets for a Premier League game from a very popular ticket selling website. The tickets were not delivered in time, because I didn’t include my flat number in the delivery address, so I missed the game.
Choose SQL
Let’s get straight to the point; choose an SQL database for your web application. I think I can’t make my self clearer.
Well-structured repositories
Anyone who has ever contributed code in a collaborative software project, had hard time doing so at some point.
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